Can those with mille miglia wheels post pics?

[Guest]

i want to drool a bit more before i get some myself..


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[Yellow2]

Here is one style. I like the 5 spokes better in gunmetal. ~0

THese http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mille-Mi ... 1949QQrdZ1




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[Guest]

oh crap.. those are the ones i want.. would those size fit on our cars when its lowered?????

[Tjn182]

Those tires are 225/60/15s right now - they're snow tires. I used to use 225/50/15s once upon a time. I'm sure you could easily fit 235/50/15s in the rear as well. Here's a shot with them on my car:

[psportoveloce]

I think you seen about x-ty three thousand pictures of my car by now, but here are a couple more:

these first two are from before i converted to european bumpers, obviously:


and, as the car appears now:



The wheels are reasonably priced, but installed, are quite heavy. when installing them, I weighed both the MM's and the TRX's (with tyres installed), and the trx's were 40lbs. per corner and the MM's were 50lbs. per corner. This increase in unsprung weight (weight that is not supported by the suspension, i.e. wheels, brakes, and the suspension iteself) has very detrmental effects on handling, specifically, that which is referred to as "nimbleness")Furthermore, because the MM's were originally intended for E36's, you need 18mm spacers and longer bolts (all of which tirerack will sell to you) all around to get them to fit with 205-width tyres (yes, 15mm narrower than trx's). With my car, which has been lowered about .75" with Dinan springs, the clearance issues all around are on the inside (spring perches), rather than the outside. I have not rolled my fenders at all and am now running 245/40/17's all around, which required a change to 25mm spacers in the front only. So, bottom line is for our cars, the 17"X8" Mille Miglia II works well with the appropriate spacers, even if the car is somewhat lowered (I cant speak for what will happen if the car is lowered more, say with with H&R's, Eibachs, or Suspension Techniques. Incidentally, my ride height is perfect for me to fit over parking stops without shattering my front spoiler, which is fiberglass and quite fragile), and you can fit some pretty serious rubber on as well. Obviously, I like my setup best, which, in summary, is as follows: 17"X8" MM II's with 25mm front spacers and 18mm rear spacers, Dinan springs, and Yokohama ES 100 in size 245/40/17 all around.
I'm going to go catch my breath now.

[Guest]

sharp looking ride port... i think most people say you dont need spacers with those wheel...i know a few more have them... and on tire rack it says those wheels weigh 24 pounds each? whats the deal?

[psportoveloce]

I don't know about the weight of the wheel by itself, but the weight I had was including the tire. Perhaps that was also for a 16" version? The wheel has an offset of 40mm, and I think the generally accepted optimum offset for an E28 is between 20mm and 22mm, so a spacer of 18mm makes perfect sense because it effectively changes the offset of the wheel to 22mm. Without spacers, then you very definitely will have contact between the tyre and the strut housing on the inside in the front, because as it is, there is less than a pinky width between the two.

[JBort]

That's interesting, Derek...
My 17X8" MMII's do not require spacers or hub-centric rings.
These were designed for an e34. You must have gotten a different application.



JayB.

[Guest]

hey jbort and psportoveloce where did you guys buy the wheels? i'm probably going to get them from tirerack so i dont know if i should buy spacers or not.. oh and jbort i already asked you before but what Tires/springs/shocks are you running?

[psportoveloce]

Jay, that is very peculiar indeed; I guess we did get differently sized wheels...

My wheels were from tire rack, but they do show up on ebay and roadfly pretty regularly too, if you don't mind used ones (much cheaper that way too!).

[tacm]

Nice wheels im looking for my newest 5er